| Gabby La La | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Gabby Lang |
| Alias: | Gabby La La |
| Birth Date: | 1979 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Petaluma, California, |
| Instrument: | Vocals, sitar, accordion, ukulele, guitar, piano, theremin, omnichord |
| Genre: | Experimental |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Label: | Prawn Song Records |
| Associated Acts: | J Boogie's Dubtronic Science dAKAH Symphonic Hip Hop Orchestra Les Claypool's Frog Brigade Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains Les Claypool & His Fancy Band |
Gabby La La (born Gabriel Lang on May 23, 1979) is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist (including sitar, ukulele, accordion, theremin and toy piano), signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music is self described as "fun, unique, crazy (and) kooky". La La's debut album, Be Careful What You Wish For..., is a collaboration with Les Claypool that though "peculiar... reveals gems of pop merriment."[1]
Gabby La La is primarily a solo artist but, at times, she has been a member of Weapon of Choice, and she was a member of Les Claypool's Fancy Band.
La La sings with a high pitched voice "like art singer Dagmar Krause on helium".[2] She plays the electric guitar, ukulele, toy piano, sitar, theremin, and accordion.[3] She plays the sitar, on which she is classically trained,[4] like she's playing a guitar.[2] She also tap dances. She has been compared to Björk,[5] Hello Kitty, and Yoko Ono. Her live band occasionally consists of Les Claypool on bass.[3] She generally wears brightly colored wigs when she performs.[6] La La has been called Claypool's protégé[7] and she performs in his Fancy Band.[8] She has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno with Snoop Dogg.[2] La La has performed with Jane Wiedlin[9] and The Coup.[10] She has taught young girls how to play rock music through music classes at the Phoenix Theater.[11] La La has been reviewed and featured in the SFist,[3] Metroactive[11] and The Aquarian Weekly.[7] She has been a solo performer at Bonnaroo.[6]
La La was born in Petaluma, California. She has a sister, named Mimi.[3] She has a child with Boots Riley.[12]
| style"width: 40px" | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Be Careful What You Wish For... | |
| 2011 | I Know You Know I Know | |
| 2020 |